Slightly unlikely French adaptation of a British thriller - 'Plender' by Ted 'Get Carter' Lewis - the French do seem to like these kind of British/American thrillers, 'Tell No One' was in a similar vein. The film starts well, with the characters intriguingly introduced, but the plot gets increasingly lurid and far-fetched. When Vincent smashes through a window and onto some scaffolding to escape the authorities all credibility goes with him. It's never boring and is well-acted, and in its unlikely plot revelations somewhat reminiscent of 'Oldboy'. In fact, had this been a Korean or Japanese film it probably would not have seemed as silly.
Review of The Snake
